#24 BP

#24 BP

Market Cap$149.5B

IndustryOil & Gas Operations

Founded1909

Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom

CEORobert W. Dudley

Employees74,000

Sales$299.1B

As of May 15, 2019

BP Plc is an integrated oil and gas company that provides customers with fuel for transportation, energy for heat and light, lubricants to keep engines moving, and the petrochemicals products used to make everyday items as diverse as paints, clothes and packaging. It operates through two segments: Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment markets and trades natural gas, including liquefied natural gas, power and natural gas liquids and is responsible for its activities in oil and natural gas exploration, field

development and production, and midstream transportation, storage and processing. The Downstream segment is responsible for the refining, manufacturing, marketing, transportation, and supply and trading of crude oil, petroleum, petrochemicals products and related services to wholesale and retail customers. BP was founded by William Knox D'Arcy on April 14, 1908 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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